Letter: Greater Lafayette needs a modern airport

Purdue University needs to make Improvements to their airport. The Greater Lafayette Honor Flight is coming back next year to support our veterans by taking them to Washington, D.C. Also with new businesses coming to Tippecanoe County the airport needs upgrades added.

One or two inside terminals are really a necessity to get regular airline business to fly in and out of Purdue and make it so much easier for our veterans and other passengers accessing the plane. When Lafayette resumes the Honor Flight, veterans should not have to go outside and climb a portable staircase to get on the plane. The veterans should not have to eat breakfast in a hangar. A food court or commons area would be more appropriate. A parking garage, food court and even a baggage claim carousel would be beneficial in luring businesses and airlines to locate here.

Purdue would also benefit greatly from improvements to the airport. Sports teams, students, fans, media and the local community would see this airport a lot more attractive if this construction were completed. Improvements can be contracted for all the sports stadiums in the county. How about making upgrades to the airport where our veterans fly out of to see what the price of freedom costs, President Mitch Daniels, Mayor John Dennis or Mayor Tony Roswarski?

Ralph Benedict

Lafayette

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